Abbas Kiarostami discusses Quentin Tarantino

Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami talks about American director Quentin Tarantino

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• Tarantino

[SirHprdgn]

Tarantino is the world's oldest fifteen-year-old.

[IntlWomLib]

Thanks for putting subtitles!

[nickn328]

@SirHprdgn Well, if you meant that, then I misunderstood. I still think it's an unfair remark, but I interpreted it incorrectly, and I apologize for that.

[SirHprdgn]

@nickn328 "Completely dismissing?" How did you get that out of "Tarantino is the world's oldest fifteen-year-old?" I'm just saying that because he's a kind of a goofy guy and you can see it in his movies, half of which I think are very well done.

And even if I WAS completely dismissing him, I don't think I would need to be at his talent level to be able to do so. I never claimed to be at his talent level; I don't know the first thing about operating a camera.

[nickn328]

@SirHprdgn No, but completely dismissing someone with more skill and knowledge than yourself is a little foolhardy.

[SirHprdgn]

@nickn328 So I have to know how to make movies myself to be able to critique them?

[nickn328]

@SirHprdgn A fifteen-year-old with a knowledge of film and a skill for filmmaking far past your own – but okay.

[writersofastory]

"Tell the cameraman that, since violence will never leave the American film, an important thing Tarantino has done is to find a way to at least make fun of violence, and that brings down the tension of violence."

[samarasingheclan]

@TulseLuper Yeah that's true he trashed the producer who didn't seem appreciative of the fact that he was part of the jury that had awarded the film. But he said things like "the rest of the jury fell asleep" and "there's a reason you haven't heard of it" but true he did maintain that he liked the film though he got the name of the movie and the country wrong.

[tremontirocks]

@lamentate07 If that's the case, then you aren't watching interviews with Tarantino at all. If you search YouTube for "Quentin Taraninto"+"Elvis Mitchell," the first thing that pops up is conversation where he talks about great, classic directors from Douglas Sirk and Preston Struges to Howard Hawks and so on. And this isn't rare. You're just not paying attention. Which is fine. But you're also wrong. I'd link you, but YouTube won't let me. Go watch it.

[lamentate07]

@tremontirocks I can't remember the last time i heard Tarantino talk about a serious film maker. In fact, i've never heard him make one great insight about directors he supposedly loves, like Godard and Antonioni, for example, but he will prattle on forever about the greatest action scene with tits!!

He may watch everything, but what he understands and appreciates are two different things.

[tremontirocks]

@lamentate07 I don't think his tastes have changed at all. He usually speaks of filmmakers within the context of whatever project he's promoting. So, for something like "Grindhouse," he talked a lot about B-cinema. But when he brings over a film from Asia (like "Hero") then he'll talk about Asian filmmakers like Wong Kar Wei. He doesn't really have "taste" per se. The dude likes everything. Absolutely everything.